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Guarantees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with credit recourse |
Credit Recourse Agreements Reserve Table [Text Block] |
|  | Years ended December 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Balance as of beginning of period | $ | 58,820 | $ | 54,489
Provision for recourse liability |  | 12,200 |  | 20,446
Net charge-offs |  | (14,790) |  | (16,115)
Balance as of end of period | $ | 56,230 | $ | 58,820
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | Guarantee on loans sold or serviced with representation and warranties |
Indemnifications and Representations and Warranties Table [Text Block] |
|  | Years ended December 31,
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017
Balance as of beginning of period | $ | 11,742 |  | $ | 10,936
Provision for representation and warranties |  | 78 |  |  | 874
Net charge-offs |  | (983) |  |  | (68)
Balance as of end of period | $ | 10,837 |  | $ | 11,742

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